Prison on Fire 1987
监狱风云
Lo Ka Yiu, a young ad designer who is sentenced to jail for manslaughter, has gotten himself in trouble with the corrupted wardens and fellow inmates of Triad background. Chung Tin Ching, a veteran inmate and Yiu's mentor, is forced to confront his comrade's enemies time and again, leading up to the final showdown with the head of security.
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Vocabulary
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| 申请书 申請書 | application; application form; petition (to higher authorities) | |
| 寄存 寄存 | to deposit; to store; to leave sth with sb | |
| 报案 報案 | to report a case to the authorities | |
| 律 律 | statute, principle, regulation | |
| 署 署 | public office | |
| 怎么能 怎麼能 | how could one | |
| 份量 份量 | variant of | |
| 厕 廁 | mingle with; toilet, lavatory | |
| 思潮 思潮 | tide of thought; way of thinking characteristic of a historical period; Zeitgeist | |
| 开怀 開懷 | to one's heart's content; without restraint | |
| 失准 失準 | not up to scratch; subpar; off; gone awry; (of an instrument) to be out of kilter; (of a forecast) to be off the mark | |
| 相 相 | mutually | |
| 杰 傑 | hero; heroic, outstanding | |
| 刑罚 刑罰 | sentence; penalty; punishment | |
| 害死 害死 | to kill; to cause death; to do sb to death | |
| 不清楚 不清楚 | unclear; not understood; currently unknown | |
| 意 意 | meaning, intent | |
| 轮到 輪到 | to be (sb's or sth's) turn | |
| 蛀牙 蛀牙 | tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth; rotten tooth | |
| 警报 警報 | (fire) alarm; alert signal; alarm; alert; warning | |
| 自有 自有 | (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand etc) | |
| 仓 倉 | granary; berth; sea | |
| 不划算 不划算 | it isn't worth it; not cost-effective; not profitable; too expensive | |
| 坐牢 坐牢 | to be imprisoned | |
| 记忆力 記憶力 | faculty of memory; ability to remember | |
| 苦楚 苦楚 | suffering; misery; pain (esp. psychological) | |
| 庆 慶 | congratulate, celebrate | |
| 沉不住气 沉不住氣 | to lose one's cool; to get impatient; unable to remain calm | |
| 散开 散開 | to separate; to disperse | |
| 专责 專責 | specific responsibility | |
| 虑 慮 | be concerned, worry about | |
| 高官 高官 | high official | |
| 勇 勇 | brave, courageous, fierce | |
| 粮 糧 | food, grain, provisions | |
| 就此 就此 | at this point; thus; from then on | |
| 乖乖 乖乖 | (of a child) well-behaved; obediently; (term of endearment for a child) darling; sweetie | |
| 估 估 | merchant; estimate, guess, presume | |
| 订定 訂定 | to set; to designate; to stipulate; to provide; to draw up; to formulate (rules etc); stipulation | |
| 案底 案底 | criminal record | |
| 底细 底細 | inside information; the ins and outs of the matter; how things stand; what's up | |
| 牙刷 牙刷 | toothbrush | |
| 称赞 稱讚 | to praise; to acclaim; to commend; to compliment | |
| 梦见 夢見 | to dream about (sth or sb); to see in a dream | |
| 多种 多種 | many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi- | |
| 透明 透明 | transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny | |
| 袜子 襪子 | socks; stockings | |
| 纪律 紀律 | discipline | |
| 避 避 | to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from | |
| 吸烟 吸煙 | to smoke | |
| 了不起 了不起 | amazing; terrific; extraordinary |